GEOL 101 ONLINE

MiraCosta College

GENERAL GEOLOGY

Ray Rector

COURSE INFORMATION

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Course Syllabus

Class Schedule

Blackboard Course Link

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PLAGIARISM

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LECTURE OUTLINES

Intro to Earth Geology and Uniformitarianism (Ch 1)

Plate Tectonics (Ch 2, 13 and 14)

Minerals and Resources(Ch 3 and 21)

Igneous Rocks and Magma (Ch 4)

Volcanoes and Eruptions (Ch 5)

Weathering, Soils, and Erosion (Ch 6 and 15)

Sedimentary Rocks(Ch 7)

Metamorphic Rocks (Ch 8)

Geologic Dating and Earth History (Ch 9)

Crustal Deformation and Structural Geology (CH 10)

Earthquakes and Faulting (Ch 11)

Earth's Interior (Ch 12)

Divergent Plate Tectonism and Seafloor Origin (Ch 13)

Convergent Plate Tectonism and Continent Evolution (Ch 14)

Running Water (Ch 16)

Groundwater (Ch 17)

Glaciers (Ch 18)

Coasts and Beaches(Ch 20)

LECTURE PRESENTATIONS

Introduction to Geology

Origins of Earth

Plate Tectonics - Part I

Plate Tectonics - Part II

Continents and Seafloors

Minerals and Mineral Resources

Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Dating

Earthquakes

Crustal Deformation

Shorelines

Topographic Maps

EARTH REVEALED VIDEO SERIES

ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment Format Example

Assignment #1 -- Plate Tectonics, Minerals and Rocks

Assignment #2 -- Geologic Dating, Crustal-Shaping Processes and Features

VOLUNTARY FIELD TRIPS

FIELD TRIP #1 - COASTAL GEOLOGY and TECTONICS

Field Trip #1 Information

In-Person Field Trip #1 Worksheet

Virtual Field Trip #1 Website

Virtual Field Trip #1 Worksheet

FIELD TRIP #2 - SHORELINE PROCESSES and FEATURES

Field Trip #2 Information

In-Person Field Trip #2 Worksheet

Virtual Field Trip #2 Website

Virtual Field Trip #2 Worksheet

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

Global Warming Assignment

Virtual Field Trips

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